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4 Sep 2024 13:17:36 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Scientific Faith  
From: Neeum Zawan
Date: 29 Mar 2010 10:52:54
Message: <4bb0bec6@news.povray.org>
On 03/28/10 10:58, Darren New wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> I contend that there are at least two things most scientists take on
>> faith, without supporting evidence:
> 
> Oh, one more:
> 
> 3) Reality is consistent.
> 3A) The physical laws don't change. To the extent they change,
>     there is a physical law telling you how the laws change.
> 3B) The physical laws are consistent. (E.g., There *is* an
>     as-yet-undiscovered scientific theory unifying QM and GR.)
	
	That *is* a big assumption.	


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